Resorting to the use of air conditioning is not the only solution to keep your home cool.
There are a few little tricks and little tricks impacting sul'ambiente that can afford to lower the temperature in your home and save on the electricity bill and some behaviors, such as not using the oven and stove and turn off the lights at night, that will help keep you cool the environment .. it is estimated that the cost to cool the house hovers around 300 Euros per year, open to 17% of the total energy bill for a family.
Here are some very simple but effective form.
Awnings
The external blinds are one of the most pragmatic ways to ward off the sun's heat. Indeed intercept the sun's rays before they reach the rooms, reducing the heat up to 65% when the windows are facing south, and 77% when they are exposed to the West. Choose them white or color, however, a very clear.
2) Climbing plants
Vines reduce the inside temperature of 50% by shading the outer walls of buildings. Their insulating effect works even in winter, keeping warm the interior with a cushion of air, reducing the impact of wind on the outer walls, reaching even consume 25% less energy for heating. It 'also one of the most green, because it is completely natural. In addition, absorb the contaminants and is an ideal habitat for insects and birds.
3) Trees
Use natural methods to control the sun's rays also means to focus on the trees. If in the yard or near your home, there are more than one, if species as a large canopy, is a blessing. In winter, the few leaves they let the sun in the summer block it. Also the water that trees absorb from the soil then evaporates from the leaves, refreshing the tree itself, and then the surrounding air.
4) Windows
They are the passive solar system par excellence, a great help for the cooling of the atmosphere and any heating in the winter months. They provide an efficient ventilation of the interior spaces, taking advantage of the ventilation system of the 'through-direct', ie when the two openings are opposite one another. Especially at night.
Among the various types of openings, the most suitable to create an air passage is to 'guillotine' not too widespread in Italy but much used in the English-speaking world. Even the opening flap is a good option. In this way you can create a "chimney effect". Leaving fact open the lower part of the window on the side above the wind and the top of the window on the downwind side of the house, it will give way fresh air to enter from below and hot air to escape from the opposite side, ventilating and then raffrescando environments.
5) Ceiling fan / portable
Just have screw, a hook from the chandelier to the ceiling, a scale and a few other elements to mount a ceiling fan. This tool, in reality, rather than cool the air, keeps the skin fresh, as well as a portable fan. In some cases, however, can come in handy even just a blast to 'smuovre' the heat retained by the walls of the house.
6) shutters and blinds
Very common in Europe and Australia, almost unknown in North America, blinds and shutters provide a set of giovamenti, including good ventilation, safety for the residents of the home screen from the sun with a good capacity for shading and protection from the weather and even noise barrier. Just then hold them down to keep cool in the house.
They are instead to avoid wasteful expenditure to isolate their home, especially operand on the insulation of the walls, which is one of the highest cost items and with low return from the practical point of view.
7) Lights and bulbs
Turn off the lights in the evening and stay in the shade during the day, especially during the hours when the sun is up, it will help to keep the rooms cool. If you must, use LED bulbs, produce less heat than incandescent or Besides, if African traditional homes have only one opening for entry and no window there must be a reason, right?
8) Cooking
It may seem a silly speech because when it's hot the last thing you want to do is get 'spignattare', but the advice is not to use the oven to prepare meals and to minimize the use of the stove. So, best salad, prosciutto and melon or the timeless classic caprese to calm the appetite of the family ...
9) Various Tricks
Sleep with a pillow head allows heat to evaporate more easily and have a feel cooler when you sleep. Even placing a bottle of cold water in front of a table fan helps to cool the air in a room. Finally, imitate your four-legged friends, if possible, in the middle of the day, take a nap. It 's the best way to get free from the late afternoon heat ...
So, are you ready for a summer to cool without spending a fortune on air conditioning?
If you would like to receive free information on Ecological house, featured, guide visit our website
There are a few little tricks and little tricks impacting sul'ambiente that can afford to lower the temperature in your home and save on the electricity bill and some behaviors, such as not using the oven and stove and turn off the lights at night, that will help keep you cool the environment .. it is estimated that the cost to cool the house hovers around 300 Euros per year, open to 17% of the total energy bill for a family.
Here are some very simple but effective form.
Awnings
The external blinds are one of the most pragmatic ways to ward off the sun's heat. Indeed intercept the sun's rays before they reach the rooms, reducing the heat up to 65% when the windows are facing south, and 77% when they are exposed to the West. Choose them white or color, however, a very clear.
2) Climbing plants
Vines reduce the inside temperature of 50% by shading the outer walls of buildings. Their insulating effect works even in winter, keeping warm the interior with a cushion of air, reducing the impact of wind on the outer walls, reaching even consume 25% less energy for heating. It 'also one of the most green, because it is completely natural. In addition, absorb the contaminants and is an ideal habitat for insects and birds.
3) Trees
Use natural methods to control the sun's rays also means to focus on the trees. If in the yard or near your home, there are more than one, if species as a large canopy, is a blessing. In winter, the few leaves they let the sun in the summer block it. Also the water that trees absorb from the soil then evaporates from the leaves, refreshing the tree itself, and then the surrounding air.
4) Windows
They are the passive solar system par excellence, a great help for the cooling of the atmosphere and any heating in the winter months. They provide an efficient ventilation of the interior spaces, taking advantage of the ventilation system of the 'through-direct', ie when the two openings are opposite one another. Especially at night.
Among the various types of openings, the most suitable to create an air passage is to 'guillotine' not too widespread in Italy but much used in the English-speaking world. Even the opening flap is a good option. In this way you can create a "chimney effect". Leaving fact open the lower part of the window on the side above the wind and the top of the window on the downwind side of the house, it will give way fresh air to enter from below and hot air to escape from the opposite side, ventilating and then raffrescando environments.
5) Ceiling fan / portable
Just have screw, a hook from the chandelier to the ceiling, a scale and a few other elements to mount a ceiling fan. This tool, in reality, rather than cool the air, keeps the skin fresh, as well as a portable fan. In some cases, however, can come in handy even just a blast to 'smuovre' the heat retained by the walls of the house.
6) shutters and blinds
Very common in Europe and Australia, almost unknown in North America, blinds and shutters provide a set of giovamenti, including good ventilation, safety for the residents of the home screen from the sun with a good capacity for shading and protection from the weather and even noise barrier. Just then hold them down to keep cool in the house.
They are instead to avoid wasteful expenditure to isolate their home, especially operand on the insulation of the walls, which is one of the highest cost items and with low return from the practical point of view.
7) Lights and bulbs
Turn off the lights in the evening and stay in the shade during the day, especially during the hours when the sun is up, it will help to keep the rooms cool. If you must, use LED bulbs, produce less heat than incandescent or Besides, if African traditional homes have only one opening for entry and no window there must be a reason, right?
8) Cooking
It may seem a silly speech because when it's hot the last thing you want to do is get 'spignattare', but the advice is not to use the oven to prepare meals and to minimize the use of the stove. So, best salad, prosciutto and melon or the timeless classic caprese to calm the appetite of the family ...
9) Various Tricks
Sleep with a pillow head allows heat to evaporate more easily and have a feel cooler when you sleep. Even placing a bottle of cold water in front of a table fan helps to cool the air in a room. Finally, imitate your four-legged friends, if possible, in the middle of the day, take a nap. It 's the best way to get free from the late afternoon heat ...
So, are you ready for a summer to cool without spending a fortune on air conditioning?
If you would like to receive free information on Ecological house, featured, guide visit our website